Where does “šol” come from?

šol (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Scholle, from Old High German scolla, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

šol (Serbo-Croatian): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “šol”, step by step

šol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Scholle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScholleclod; floe; plaice
2Old High Germanscollaclod, clump
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Proto-Slavic sȏlь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsȏlьsalt
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāˀlis—
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →